Having exercised today their right to vote in Milan in the regional elections in Lombardy, Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi he again critically mentioned the Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky.

“If I were prime minister, I would never go to talk to Zelensky, because we see that his country is being destroyed and that soldiers and citizens of his country are being killed. If he had stopped attacking the two autonomous republics of Donbass, this would not have happened. Therefore, I assess the behavior of this gentleman very negatively,” Berlusconi said.

It is recalled that his Forza Italia party jointly governs in Italy together with the League and Brothers of Italy of Georgia Meloni.

“Biden should promise billions, not weapons. Thus, this gentleman will give the order for a ceasefire, ”the Cavalier added.

Italian centre-left commented on these statements, emphasizing that “Berlusconi is on Putin’s side.” Deputies from the center-left Democratic Party demanded to know the opinion of Prime Minister Georgia Meloni on this issue.

Even before the Sept. 25 elections, the leader of Forza Italia said that Putin’s attack merely meant to replace the government in Kyiv with “the right people.”

Georgia Meloni responded that “anyone who questions Italy’s Atlanticism is not part of the ruling alliance.” And today, Italian sources in the government leaked information that Italy’s support for Ukraine is clear and firm, which is provided for by the government program and confirms the positions and decisions of the government majority in the Roman parliament.